HC Deb 12 March 1990 vol 169 c107W
Mr. Hoyle

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what changes have been made by the National Rivers Authority on finance available for flood prevention; and if he will list these areas by area.

Mr. Curry

[holding answer 5 March 1990]: I have been asked to reply.

The flood defence expenditure of the National Rivers Authority is primarily funded by means of grants towards capital expenditure from my Department and the Welsh Office and by levies on local authorities. The table provides estimates for 1989–90 and 1990–91 by flood defence district:

£'000
Flood Defence Districts 1989–90 Total 1990–91 Total
(Maintenance and capital) (Maintenance and capital)
Northumbria 2,028 2,613
North West 15,212 17,338
Severn Trent 16,588 21,125
South West 5,972 7,122
Thames 46,882 50,255
Yorkshire 13,060 14,081
Anglian 42,231 46,742
Southern 17,207 18,776
Wessex 9,370 10,805
Welsh 9,164 9,939
Total 177,714 198,796

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